Seattle City Council passes historic police-accountability legislation

Nearly seven years after an officer’s fatal shooting of First Nations woodcarver John T. Williams shook faith in the Seattle Police Department, the City Council unanimously passed historic legislation Monday to bolster civilian and community oversight of the department’s internal disciplinary system.

Seattle City Council passes historic police-accountability legislation

It's been seven years since John Williams was shot! Seven years!

Four years, ten months and twenty-five days after Seattle signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to overhaul its police department, the Seattle City Council has finally approved more robust and civilianized oversight of the Seattle Police Department. 

Will any of it matter?